A collection of articles especially for women, based on the inspired Word of God, reflecting one woman's walk of Faith.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

How's Your Form?

"Who, being in the form of God, thought
it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and
took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of
men... (Philippians 2:6,7)

When we were living in N. Ireland, instead of asking,
"How are you?" folks sometimes said, “How’re you keepin’? or, "How's
your form?" Needless to say, this sounded strange and even humorous to us.

I was reminded of this again today when I read this
verse in Philippians. If you had asked Jesus about His form, when He walked
this earth, His answer would have been, "Not what it was." And I can
tell you, that would be an understatement. Can you imagine a more radical
change? It's one thing for a king to become a peasant; it's quite another for
the Creator of the world to become a Servant to those He created—for the hands
that formed the seas to take water and stoop to wash dirty feet. If Jesus
Christ was God (and He was) there has never been, nor will there ever be, a
display of humility and condescension to equal it; and, according to First
Corinthians 15:28, the Eternal Son will also be the Eternal Servant.

Here, then, is the burden of my message to us
today: In eternity, Jesus was in the form of God; through the miracle of
the Virgin Birth, He was made in the likeness of men; but He chose to
take the form of a servant. As the verse says, He took it upon Himself. And in
our case, we, too, are "made in the likeness of men"; but we must choose
whether or not we will take "the form of a servant."

Are you wondering whether or not you’ve made that
choice? Here's a clue:

You can tell whether or not you are becoming a
servant by the way you respond when people treat you like one.

Salle J. Sandlin (Mrs. Richard)

A Little About Me

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. My husband, Richard, and I have been married 52 years. During that time, he pastored two Baptist churches and traveled in evangelism and Bible conference work. We also served as missionaries in Northern Ireland for three years. I was a stay-at-home wife and mother until our four children were grown; then I enrolled in college and majored in English.

I love words. I enjoy trying to put them together in interesting, entertaining, and helpful ways. Most of all, I am intrigued with the possibility of being able to glorify Jesus Christ, the One who is called, “The Word” (John 1). These various articles are the result of my attempt to do that.

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